Tap 2 Find Enhancements

[Carey Roberts]

<p dir=”auto”>I love the Drum Search function that allows you to search the midi database online. I think this is more of a request than a question, but I was wondering if there is or could be a way to request a groove. For example, I have a song that I’m working on now and I tapped in a groove that I’m looking for but the closest matches are at 64% and don’t really fit what I’m going for. I’m hoping for a function that can send that snippet to you and you can add a groove like that to a new expansion pack or midi library. If not, be able to take what you typed and drag that to the timeline you’re working in.</p>
<p dir=”auto”>Your thoughts/answers?</p>

• This topic was modified 6 years ago by Carey Roberts.

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[Henrik]

You can use some drum parts from the groove that you have tapped in to Tap2Find.

For example, say you have tapped in a kicka and a snare rhythm that you want to use, but want to have the hi-hat from a groove in the Search tab.

• Drag the MIDI file from the Tap2Find drop zone to the song track.
  • You should now have the kick and snare as a 1 or 2 bar Song Block.
  • Duplicate that so it becomes the length you want (8 bars for example).
  • Select all the song blocks, right click, and select Merge. Now they’ll become one song block.
• Select a groove in the Search or Browser tab that has a hi-hat you think would fit.
  • Right click that and select Copy
• Right click the Song Block on the track and choose Paste > Hi-Hat
  • Now the kick and snare that you dragged from Tap2Find will have the hi-hat from the groove in Search/Browser

As an alternative, you can also just take the original kick and snare, drag it to the track, go into Edit Play Style, and increase amount of the hi-hat.

I don’t know if these tips will help you in your case, but they are useful to know about 🙂

Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack

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Thanked by: Carey Roberts

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